Our defence will once again resemble 'The Keystone Cops' many times this season.Everyone knows you need to sort out the defence first to have any form of success,but this being West Ham they never learn.

"We are only being compared to a handful of teams in these stats. Why not Sunderland, Hull, Boro, Swansea or Stoke?"

Because 60% of those were relegated and the other 40% are shit? What are we aiming for? We are homeless but have a great big stadium, the likes of Sunderland, Hull, Boro, Swansea & Stoke should now surely be as far way from us as we are from Manchester City - that's what our esteemed owners told us would happen anyway.

Not great reading admittedly but anybody using these stats need to consider a few of the below points.

We are only being compared to a handful of teams in these stats. Why not Sunderland, Hull, Boro, Swansea or Stoke?

If West Brom and Crystal Palace come up looking rosey, would fans prefer we were going in the same direction as those clubs? Would a Pulis improve us? Are we wrong to have sacked Allardyce seeing as his palace defence is apparently admirable now?

I don't pretend to admit I'm not convinced on Bilics tactical approach but to use this as evidence to support a condemning agenda when it clearly misses the bigger picture is naive.